Dayley, K. Newell
Dates
- Existence: 1939-
Biographical History
K. Newell Dayley (born 1939) is a composer and music professor in Utah.
K. Newell Dayley was born in 1939. He joined the faculty of Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1967 as a professor of music and later served as the associate academic vice president for undergraduate studies at that institution. Dayley was the first director of the BYU jazz ensemble, Synthesis. He also directed the brass ensemble and other organizations as well as many musical theatre productions. He has taught classes from trumpet to music theory and from film scoring to music business. Among his works are "Bring Forth My Zion", "First You Have A Dream", the music to hymn 220 of The Chruch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "Lord, I Would Follow Thee", words and music to "Faith in Every Footstep", and the music to "I Feel My Savior’s Love", "Every Star is Different", "Hum Your Favorite Hymn", "Home", and "The World Is So Big" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Primary’s Children’s Songbook. Dayley has also written musical sections for passages in the Book of Mormon. In 1975, he collaborated with Arnold Sundgaard to write the musical "Brigham!" as part of the celebrations for BYU's centennial year, with Dayley composing the music and Sundgaard writing the book and lyrics. Dayley retired from BYU in September 2007. He is married to Diane Wilcox and they are the parents of eight children.
Citation:
Cundick, R. Music manuscript, c1974: t.p. (Newell Dayley).LC data base, 4-2-93 (hdg.: Dayley, Newell).
Wikipedia, via WWW, August 2, 2013 (K. Newell Dayley, born 1939 is a prominent Latter Day Saint composer, hymnwriter and musician. He was a professor of music at Brigham Young University (BYU) and later served as the associate academic vice president for undergraduate studies at that institution. He retired from BYU in September 2007. Dayley is married to Diane Wilcox and they are the parents of eight children. Dayley joined the BYU faculty in 1967. Dayley was the first director of the BYU jazz ensemble, Synthesis. He also directed the brass ensemble and other organizations as well as many musical theatre productions. He has taught classes from trumpet to music theory and from film scoring to music business. Among his works are "Bring Forth My Zion", "First You Have A Dream", the music to hymn 220 of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "Lord, I Would Follow Thee", words and music to "Faith in Every Footstep", and the music to "I Feel My Savior's Love", "Every Star is Different", "Hum Your Favorite Hymn", "Home," and "The World Is So Big" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Primary's Children's Songbook. Dayley has also written musical sections for passages in the Book of Mormon).
Lord, I would follow thee, 1994 : Page 2 (K. Newell Dayley).
Phone call with composer, 13 December 2013 (Since 1978, prefers to be known as K. Newell Dayley).
UA 5398 (collaborated with Arnold Sundgaard to write the musical "Brigham!" as part of the celebrations for BYU's centennial year in 1975; Dayley composed music and Sundgaard wrote book and lyrics).
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Centennial Committee centennial guidebook, 1974-1975
Contains materials from the production of the Centennial guidebook, as well as two copies of the guide in its final form. Dated 1974-1975.
Centennial Committee chronological records, 1973-1976
Contains correspondence and memorandums on a variety of subjects organized by date. Dates from 1973-1976.
Centennial Committee clippings, 1974-1976
Contains copies of newspaper articles related to centennial events and programming. Dated 1974-1976.
Centennial Committee collection on Brigham!, 1976
Consists of additional documentation from the production of the musical "Brigham!" Dated 1976.
Centennial Committee collection on Right Honorable Saint, 1975
Consists of copies of the score and instrumentation for "Right Honorable Saint," a musical about the life of Karl Maeser produced as part of the centennial celebration. Dated 1975.
Centennial Committee ephemera, 1975-1976
Contains various items of centennial ephemera, including buttons and banners. Dated 1975-1976.
Centennial Committee event records, 1974-1976
Contains articles, placards, correspondence, and other records dealing with Centennial Celebration luncheons, festivals, conferences, parades, and other events. Dated 1974-1976.
Centennial Committee final report, 1976
Contains a complete copy of the Centennial Committee's final report on the celebration. Dated 1976.
Centennial Committee general records, 1973-1976
Contains notes and information arranged alphabetically by folder subject. Dates from 1973-1976.
Centennial Committee publications, 1975-1976
Contains several publications created in conjunction with the centennial. Dates between 1975-1976.